Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-18
The FlREMEN,s TOURNAMENT.

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WIG had sprung up and il was evident
the team was laborlng hard. Breaking
the coupling WAS too, slow, recurring
four turns to break the Joint. All
things considered the boys did splendid
ly. Time 40 seconds.
Parker wal then called up and meag-
ured OFF 800 feet OF hose without COUP
ling. There being no objection she was
sent to the start, her team looking
splendid. They made q beautiful run
but evidently lacked 800 yard practice,
Some time was lost in making the COUP
ling, but the Parker team is made OF
first class material, and with another
years practice will come well to the
front. Time 51115 seconds.
The next end last team in this race wac
the Pulley running team OF Mitchell. 1t
must ba remembered that this 10 the frat
year Tor this city to enjoy the honor OF
q hose company !, and consequently we
have o Just pride in their success, The
boys felt that they could easily beat the
time and went to the start in the finest
spirits. At the drop of the Ang they shot
away and came sailing in a q rapid
stride. The coupling was performed in
good shape and the timers hung out the
splendid time OF 43L seconds. Ths re-
cord stands:
Yankton, 49:seconds.
Parker, 5111s seconds.
Mitchell. 4SlA seconds.
CHAMPIONSHIP HOSE RACE.
This was the great event OF the meet.
ing and to add extra interest to this
special meeting, should Sioux Falls win
The race, the champion cart you'd be-
Nnp,o ,arroopauf1u hovc nc r,n1ar &bo
rules of the assooIation, any company
cntive years should become the perma.
has he'd the honor for the past two years
and prepared a remarkably fine team
for this occasion in order to secure it for
the day previous it Wal developed that
experts, and also il she was beaten it
she being the only company that
seemed her equal for speed, both teams
having tied on the three hundred yard
hose race, al thirty seven seconds.
came on to the track and unreeled her
.AOS5k OG ENCOURAGEMENT hl4tA y w b66 A6I8
couplings were ell firm. Her hose
proved to be what is known as ribbon
hose three hundred feet long without o
coupling. The Mitchell team saw 1t
once that she would be placed at d
wonderful disadvantage and Immediate
ily fled a protest with the board OF CON
troll and gave notice to the visitors in
writing. A long and wearisome discuss
ion followed, TO the great annoyance Of.
the sea OF visitors who had come to Wit
ness she sports. Finally the board of
control held 9 special meeting in the
Judges stand, and after q careful digest
of the rules, decided that the hose must
be service hose fifty feat sections.
This left Sioux Falls in another diem
ma and required still more time TO Sc
cure the required hose but as the race
yes TO be ran on the merits Of the
respective teams. all necessary Tune Was
given her TO prepare. Finally, every
thing being in readinesB, Sioux Falls was
sent away and no n IS more ready than
we TO acknowledge the grand and we
might sgy almost glorious qualities OF
this.magnjficant team, for the more praise
that is theirs how much more must be
the laurels OF those who vanquished
them. They made q splendid ran and
but for the strong head wind chat was
blowing mp by the entire course would
have made splendid running time. The
cart passed under the wire, the coupler
grasped the hose to break the compiling
when, by Same means IL was wrenched
from his hands and valuable time was
lost in securing it again but at last all
WAS finished and time called. The boys